An irresistible momentum (勢不可擋)
The name of the founding king of the Han
Dynasty in Chinese history was (Liu Bang). And the name of the most important
general who assisted him in founding the Han Dynasty was (Han Xin).
The story of (Han Xin)'s life is very
wonderful, and one of his stories is recorded in history.
In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, there
were many resistance forces in China. Among these resistance forces, the two
biggest forces are (Xiang Yu) and (Liu Bang).
(Han Xin) first joined (Xiang Yu)'s army.
He had put forward his suggestions many times, but (Xiang Yu) did not adopt his
opinions. So later he switched to the (Liu Bang) camp.
He was appointed by (Liu Bang) as the
commander-in-chief of the Han Kingdom's army.
In 205 BC, he led the army of the Han
Kingdom to defeat the Kingdoms of Wei and Dai.
After the end of these two battles, he did
not rest, and he immediately led the army to attack the Kingdom of Zhao.
To attack the Kingdom of Zhao, one must go
through a narrow valley tens of kilometers long.
This is a natural fortress, and the Kingdom
of Zhao sent 200,000 soldiers to station here to prepare for the battle.
The general of the Zhao Kingdom and the
military staff of the Zhao Kingdom were in a military meeting, and the military
staff said to the general.
(Han Xin) has led the army to win two
consecutive battles. The morale of the Han Kingdom's army is very high, and
their momentum is very strong.
We can't confront them head-on. We should
take advantage of the terrain and use defense as the main strategy.
We should send part of our army to lie in
ambush at the entrance of this valley.
When (Han Xin) enters this narrow valley
with the army of the Han Kingdom, we can double-team.
I estimate that the grain of the Han
Kingdom's army can only last ten days, and we can easily win the victory in ten
days.
After the general of the Zhao Kingdom
listened to his suggestion, the general of the Zhao Kingdom said.
I don't agree with your idea, our soldiers
are far more than Han Kingdom's army.
Their army is very tired after a long
march, but our soldiers are full of energy.
We can take them head-on, and we'll win
that soon.
This idiom is used to describe an
irresistible momentum.
Dear friend, what are your feelings or
thoughts after hearing this story?
What do you think the outcome of this war
will be? If you were the general of Zhao Kingdom, what decision would you make?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
勢不可擋(An irresistible momentum)
中國歷史上的漢王朝開國國王的名字叫做(劉邦)。而協助他創建漢王朝的最重要的將軍的名字是(韓信)。
(韓信)一生的故事非常的精采，歷史上記載了一個他的故事。
秦王朝的末年，中國境內有很多反抗勢力。這些反抗勢力中，最大的兩股力量是(項羽)與(劉邦)。
(韓信)先投身(項羽)的軍隊，他曾經多次提出他的建議，但是(項羽)沒有採納他的意見。所以後來他改投入(劉邦)的陣營。
他被(劉邦)聘任為漢王國的軍隊的總指揮官。
西元前205年，他率領漢王國的軍隊打敗了魏王國與代王國。
結束這兩場戰役後，他沒有休息，他又立刻帶領著軍隊前往攻打趙王國。
攻打趙王國必須經過一條長幾十公里，而且很狹窄的一個山谷。
這是一個天然的堡壘，趙王國派遣了20萬名士兵駐守在這裡準備迎戰。
趙王國的將軍與趙王國的軍事參謀在一場軍事會議中，軍事參謀對將軍說。
(韓信)已經帶領了軍隊連續打贏了兩場戰役，漢王國的軍隊的士氣很高昂，他們的氣勢很強。
我們不可以正面與他們對決，我們應該把握地形的優勢，以防守為主要的策略。
我們應該派遣部分的軍隊，埋伏在這個山谷的入口處。
等(韓信)帶著漢王國的軍隊進入這一條狹窄的山谷時，我們就可以兩邊包夾。
我估計漢王國的軍隊的糧食只能支撐十天，我們十天後就可以輕鬆地獲得勝利。
趙王國的將軍聽了他的建議後，趙王國的將軍說。
我不認同你的想法，我們的士兵數量遠遠勝過漢王國的軍隊。
他們的軍隊經過長途的行軍，已經非常疲勞了，我們的士兵們卻是精神飽滿。
我們可以正面與它們對決，我們很快就會贏得這場勝利。
這一句成語被用來形容一股無法抵擋的氣勢。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你認為這場戰爭的結果會是如何呢?你如果是趙王國的將軍你會做出甚麼決定呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-淮陰侯列傳